G2 Vendor Directory

Google Cloud CDN vs. Akamai Ion

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricGoogle Cloud CDN

by Google

Akamai Ion

by Akamai Technologies

Overall rating4.44.4
Review count11019
Ease of use9.08.7
Ease of setup8.58.8
Quality of support8.98.5
Meets requirements9.09.1
NPS57.94392547.368421
Small Business47.7%21.1%
Mid-Market25.7%21.1%
Enterprise26.6%57.9%
Total page views25053
Total LLM citations6,84033

Google Cloud CDN

Content Delivery Network for Cloud Platform Google Cloud CDN leverages Google's globally distributed edge points of presence to accelerate content delivery for websites and applications served out of Google Compute Engine and Google Cloud Storage. Cloud CDN lowers network latency, offloads origins, and reduces serving costs. Once you've set up HTTP(S) Load Balancing, simply enable Cloud CDN with a single checkbox.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Cost Efficiency
  • Cost-Effective
  • Cost Reduction
  • Deployment Ease
  • Easy Setup

Akamai Ion

Automated acceleration to deliver the best website and mobile app experiences imaginable

Pros

  • Reliability
  • Speed
  • Real-time Analytics
  • Performance Optimization
  • Easy Integrations
  • Ease of Use